Bravo! Simcoe IPA

[196osh]

Bravo! Simcoe IPA

Fermentable
Lager Malt 2.5 EBC 5 lbs. 8.1 oz 2500 grams 52.6%
Pale Malt 5 EBC 4 lbs. 6.5 oz 2000 grams 42.1%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 8.8 oz 250 grams 5.3%

Hop Variety
Bravo Whole 13.5 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 13 grams 11.3%
Simcoe Whole 12.9 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 29.6%
Simcoe Whole 12.9 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 29.6%
Simcoe Whole 12.9 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 29.6%

Final Volume: 16 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.062
Final Gravity: 1.015
Alcohol Content: 6.2% ABV
Total Liquor: 27.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 11.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 70 %
Bitterness: 54.0909300459503 EBU
Colour: 21 EBC

Yeast: US-05

Just mashed in at 65C.

[196osh]

The Bravo hops smelled great.

Almost Cascade-y.

[WishboneBrewery]

Nice and Bitter

[196osh]

Added a teaspoonfool of gypsum to the boil for the first time. Hot break seems much better.

Is that supposed to have any impact?

I was going for an average IBU of one of my beers.

My poor taste buds have been ruined.

[196osh]

Ended up with 15.5L at 1070.... Was going for about 6%. Efficeny up to above 75% though.

Here is le pics sorry I am so slow at posting them up and they are a bit gumpf:


Grain Bill and some water treatment


Bravo and Simcoe hoppy goodness


Spent grain post sparge



Hot Break



Steamy boil pictures

[WishboneBrewery]

Schteamy!!!!

[196osh]

The kitchen celing had loads and loads of condensation. Thats the first brew where I have had both elements on for the best part of an hour.

[196osh]

New Hydrometer reads 1012...

That makes it 7.7% and I don't think it is finshed. I think I am going to have to dry hop the crap out of this to balence the alcohol content. Might end up at 8%.

[mysterio]

Yeah 1.011 - 1.011 is more likely with US-05. That yeast tends to ferment 80-84% no matter what.

[196osh]

US-05 didnt do crap to my RIS.

Annoyance in the extreme.

Did great in my other imperial IPA. Ended up getting 81% attenuation.